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Collegedale City grapples with judge residency rule; council weighs appointment vs. sessions judges
Summary
City attorneys told commissioners a recent Tennessee Supreme Court interpretation requires municipal judges to be city residents; commissioners discussed statutory options, a small applicant pool (three applicants named), and whether sessions judges can continue covering court until the August election.
City attorneys at the Collegedale City workshop warned commissioners that a recent Tennessee Supreme Court interpretation and subsequent state statute have tightened residency requirements for municipal judges, complicating how the city fills a vacancy.
“There's a specific provision in the Tennessee code that says you appoint until the next general election and the next general election's August 6,” Sam, the city’s legal counsel, told the commission, describing case law and the…
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